“There’s every conceivable pleasure and curiosity to be satisfied at a place like Movie Madness. You feel guided by such a love of movies. Movie Madness is a true tribute to what loving film really means.” –Todd Haynes, filmmaker
Movie Madness is home to a world-class archive of cinematic history–and it’s up to all of us movie lovers to keep it alive.
With a gift of $100 or more this Giving Tuesday (or $200 starting December 4), you can “adopt” a movie of your choice in the legendary Movie Madness collection! Your symbolic adoption helps support the store’s ongoing operations, allows us to add new titles to the shelves each week, and ensures that films from all over the world remain available for the public to discover.
In thanks, we’ll place a recognition label on every copy of your chosen film and you’ll receive an official Certificate of Adoption (both designed by Portland artist Wokeface) honoring your commitment to cinema.
Makes a great gift for the cinephile in your life!
Here’s how “Adopt a Movie” works:
- Make a gift of $100 or more today to Movie Madness.
- When prompted during the donation process, enter your preferred name for recognition and a list of your top 3 film or television titles that you’d like to adopt. We will do our best to accommodate your first choice. View previously adopted titles here.
- Shortly after making your gift, you will receive an official Certificate of Adoption in the mail (along with a donation acknowledgment letter that can be used for tax documentation).
- A recognition label will be placed on the front of every copy of your chosen film in Movie Madness by early January.
- You will earn cosmic cool points and our eternal gratitude for supporting one of the last video stores in the world! Long live physical media!
Is this different from the Sponsor a Movie reward from the Save Movie Madness Kickstarter?
We just updated the program name and recognition label. Don’t worry – if you’ve previously sponsored a movie through the Kickstarter or previous Sponsor a Movie campaigns, your sponsorship remains and that title cannot be adopted.
Does this mean I own the movie?
No, your symbolic adoption ensures that the title remains in the Movie Madness collection for the public to access – but you can take it home if you rent it. Just return it within the rental window.